LONDON |Â European traffic performed well, up 7.4%, despite the continuing weakness of the European economy. Amongst the countries where traffic increased were Italy, France and Germany.
Ferrovial’s UK Amey to integrate Enterprise after €443 million acquisition
MADRID | Enterprise will now be integrated into the UK Ferrovial Services’ subsidiary, Amey, creating one of the most diverse companies in the sector.
Ferrovial’s Rafael del Pino to the Spanish government: “Cut tax burden”
MADRID |Â Speaking to the shareholders, Ferrovial Chairman Rafael del Pino called for prioritizing economic growth and strong companies to enable Spain to create jobs once again. Ferrovial Shareholders’ Meeting, held today in Madrid, passed all the items on the agenda, including a dividend payment charged to reserves amounting to 0.25 per share; the company already distributed 1 euro per share in December.
Ferrovial expands UK services market share with Enterprise acquisition
Ferrovial Services will double its presence in the country, where it operates through Amey. Enterprise will be integrated into Amey to create one company with over 21,000 employees and revenues in excess of 2.6 billion euro.
Spanish Ferrovial-led consortium in British top list of private investors
LONDON | Heathrow company said it will deliver £248 million of savings to minimise airline charges by improving operational efficiency. It will retire old facilities such as Terminal 1 and invest in new facilities.
Brazil, China pull Heathrow airport to new passenger number record
LONDON |Â 5.6 million passengers passed through Heathrow in December, a record for the month and up 2.0% on December 2011. This took the number of passengers for 2012 to almost 70 million, the highest ever for a calendar year at Heathrow, and an increase of 0.9% compared with 2011.
Ferrovial reports 488.5 million euro profit
MADRID |Â Ferrovial reinforced its international footprint. Sales outside Spain accounted for 63% and international projects accounted for 63% of the combined Construction and Services backlog, which totalled 22.460 billion euro.
Ferrovial inaugurates $1.4 billion-investment State Highway 130 in Texas
Ferrovial, through Cintra, its toll road subsidiary, will operate segments 5 and 6 of State Highway 130 (SH130) between Austin and San Antonio, Texas, for the next 50 years. This project represents a managed investment of 1.389 billion dollars.
Virginia selects Ferrovial-led consortium for €1-billion route 460 highway contract
The consortium headed by Ferrovial through subsidiary Ferrovial Agroman, in conjunction with American Infrastructure, has been chosen to design, build and finance the new US Route 460 highway in the state of Virginia. Construction is expected to start in 2014 and the new infrastructure will open to traffic in 2018.
Heathrow traffic numbers bolster BAA’s expansion plans
Passenger and cargo traffic at Heathrow rose in September. BAA, owned by a Ferrovial-led consortium, took the opportunity to remind the British government of the strategic importance of strengthening London’s largest airport.
